Chapter 383: Chapter 165: Beast Emperor Acan, New Discoveries in the Giant Mountain Range

Shen Can did not leave the Halberd Mark, continuing to sit cross-legged nearby and observe.

At this moment, in his perception, a visualization image of the "Halberd Mark Hundred Transformations" had been condensed with great clarity, imprinting the essence of the Halberd Mark into his heart.

He just needed to return and invest life essence, further deducing it, and he could derive corresponding divine techniques for blades, spears, staffs, and swords from this visualization image.

Upon careful thought, the agreement with the old senior was merely an illusion, without any certainty.

When Shen Can decided to stand up, the endless killing intent stored within the Halberd Mark began to dissipate as he took away the legacy within it.

In a short time, this crack would become just an ordinary crack on the earth.

The withered land within a hundred miles radius would also be covered again by wild grass.

He got up and bowed towards the Halberd Mark, then headed towards the direction of the valley.

Thinking over the old senior’s words, he came to the conclusion that he either had to rely on himself or just let things be, however they may turn out.

If he let things be, he might live safely for a few hundred years.

If he strived forward, he could possibly be caught by a powerful creature and used as medicine.

This gave an indescribable feeling, severely dampening the will to advance.

Of course, letting things be could also lead to the arrival of natural disasters.

The old methods barely provided self-preservation, and the new methods were hard to come by.

Upon returning to the valley and shortly entering the Ancestral Temple, his disciple Huo Yunn hurried over.

Upon entering, Huo Yunn found Shen Can standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the Sacrificial Artifact.

"Master."

"Master, several of the clan people who have undergone beastification can’t change back."

After being called twice, Shen Can snapped back to reality.

"Can’t change back from beastification?"

As Shen Can arrived outside the Great Camp of the Blood Bone Purgatory, he heard roars resembling beast howls.

Inside the camp lay five massive beastified figures, their bodies covered with wounds, their eyes flashing with blood-red hues, still trying to struggle and attack.

Unfortunately, they were bound by thick chains, firmly tied to the ground.

At the moment when he saw the clan members who couldn’t revert, Shen Can suddenly returned to his senses.

After returning from the Halberd Mark ruins, the sight described by the old senior left him worried about the subsequent cultivation and tribe development.

Fearing the descent of natural disasters.

But what should come will eventually come; worrying won’t delay a natural disaster by a step.

He, merely a Tier Four Divine Treasure holder, and the Blazing Flame not even reaching the level of Bo Division; what could the Human Ancestral Land have to do with him or Blazing Flame?

No matter how the Ancestral Land changes, or if natural disasters arrive tomorrow, as long as he lives, cultivation must continue.

Even if a disaster descends in the next moment, if he survives, he’ll continue to cultivate; if not, death is just part of life.

The Ancestral Land is too far, but the crisis is near, the strength of the clan division must be increased.

"Master, these five clansmen have already lost their sanity, left only with beastified instincts, and have started attacking their clansmen; I have fed them Mafei Powder."

Huo Yunn pointed at the bound figures on the scene.

Out of the five, three transformed into ape forms, one into a tiger form, and one into a bear form.

Each of them had switched to cultivating the Five Elements True Skill within the tribe before practicing the Desolate Beast Battle Body Secret Technique.

"Lately, we have tried to awaken their consciousness, but the effect is not good. The time they remain conscious is irregular."

"Roar!"

A clansman with flashing fangs, full of tiger presence, raised his head and hissed at Shen Can upon seeing him approach.

"Awaken!"

Shen Can’s divine sense transformed into a resounding bell-like sound, crashing into the body of the tiger-shaped clansman.

In an instant, the tiger-shaped clansman trembled violently, the blood-red in his eyes suddenly contracting, as the blood-red hue began to fade from his eyes.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper..."

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, I...I can’t hold on, I can’t control myself."

Master Zhou, whose eyes regained clarity, looked at Shen Can standing in front of him, showing a look of struggle.

The massive eyes were constantly flickering with blood-red hues, the bloodthirsty and violent thoughts from the Wild Beast incessantly surfacing in his mind, filling his consciousness.

The remaining four clansmen were the same, unable to control themselves, rarely able to stay in a clear state.

Once their consciousness was overwhelmed with bloodthirsty and violent thoughts of a Wild Beast, their actions would resemble those of a Wild Beast.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, kill me, I fear I might harm the clansmen."

The five who were awakened by Shen Can’s divine sense looked at the shattered camp and the familiar clansmen around them, some of whom still bore scars.

It was obvious these were caused while they were not in a clear state.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, do it."

"We were prepared for this before we came."

...

The five spoke, and the surrounding clansmen each had an expression of reluctance as they looked towards Shen Can.

Before coming here, Huo Chang had told everyone it was dangerous, that if they died, they’d enter the Ancestral Temple, and their offspring would be cultivated.

But seeing this scene, it was still difficult for everyone to face.

The five beastified clansmen also looked at Shen Can, their bodies constantly twitching, their eyes continuously gleaming with violence, a low growl escaping involuntarily from their throats.

"Ancestral Temple Keeper, we can’t control ourselves, once we break loose, we might not be able to regain clarity, and we could harm the tribesmen in the valley."

"Roar!"

Master Zhou’s eyes turned completely blood-red, roaring fiercely at Shen Can.

However, being bound by the ropes, he couldn’t truly lift his head, and continued to struggle on the ground, blood energy surging violently throughout his body.

Huo Yunn waved his hand, and someone brought the improved Mafei Powder to be administered to Master Zhou, but Shen Can waved them away.